Business Description
Up & Running was founded by Gillian MacFarlane in 1992 in a store no bigger than a small box room. The store in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, was started with one goal in mind... To serve and be of service to the running community, no matter their goals, distances and chosen terrain. That vision is as true today as it was back in 1992.
Up & Running has come a long way in a relatively short time, but it has maintained a strong running heritage with a deep, deep connection to the UK running community. With over 29 stores across the UK, it is acknowledged as one of the UK’s most “highly respected run specialty retailers”, and this understanding of hat a runner wants is what has help it maintain it’s position on the high street. Its success comes down to three key corner stones:
- High quality products (Brands)
- Incredible staff (colleagues)
- A loyal and passionate friendship group in the customers who visit (Runners).
It has one simple mission: to be a bridge that spans the gap between the brands that runners want and the activity that runners themselves love.
Possessing a passionately engaged, running immersed team, from the top of the company to the bottom has enabled Up & Running to be being perfectly position to not only serve runners the right brands but enable them to be able to help every single runner to move towards their own personal goals.
